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Grange Park Opera’s Ring cycle opens with an excellent Rheingold

David Stout (Alberich), James Rutherford (Wotan) and Mark Le Brocq (Loge) © Marc Brenner
Launching that most ambitious of endeavours, a Ring cycle, Grange Park Opera’s production of Das Rheingold proves a real achievement, led by the superb Alberich of David Stout.
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Wretches like us: the LPO’s concert Wozzeck cuts to the quick

Stéphane Degout © Pete Woodhead
Beautifully prepared singing and playing brings out the tender side to Berg's modernist classic as part of the Southbank Centre’s Multitudes festival. 
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Ying Fang and Luca Micheletti light up McVicar’s Marriage of Figaro

Ying Fang (Susanna) and Luca Micheletti (Figaro) © ROH | Clive Barda
Sir David McVicar's Figaro has been delighting audiences at the Royal Opera House since 2006. Is this its final outing? 
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A confusing operatic take on The Tempest at Grange Park Opera

Brett Polegato (Prospero) © Marc Brenner
Strong vocal and orchestral performances, supported by impressive visuals, struggle to bring coherency to Anthony Bolton's Island of Dreams at Grange Park Opera.
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An impressive, minimalist Kátya Kabanová at Grange Park Opera

Thomas Atkins (Boris) and Natalya Romaniw (Kátya) © Marc Brenner
A memorable performance, with Stephen Barlow conducting Janáček’s remarkable score with vividness and clarity, while David Alden's staging is a masterpiece of "less is more". 
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Taking the Pils: Pountney proves that rare Janáček is no small beer

Janáček’s satirical opera The Excursions of Mr Brouček may not be among his greatest dramatic works, yet it earns its place in the limelight for its musical, visual and dramatic wit at Grange Park Opera.
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